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Future STARS: High-school students conduct research 54 high-schoolers participated in the program, which pairs students and teachers with research mentors from area universities. Economist Ping Wang to hold Seigle Family Professorship He comes to Washington University from Vanderbilt University to chair the Department of Economics in Arts & Sciences. NSF grant helps teachers connect their learning to the classroom More than 100 elementary- and middle-school teachers have been working this summer with Washington University. | | | | Wristband helps prevent wrong-site surgery About 4,000 wrong-site surgeries take place in the United States each year — that's about one in 17,000 surgeries. More medical news Protective footwear nearly 30,000 years old Erik Trinkaus analyzed anatomical evidence of early modern humans, which suggests a reduction in the strength of the smaller toes. Students, faculty go overseas to teach teenagers in Georgia Joachim Faust, Aaron Weisman and Steve Lopatin were in Georgia for a four-week English language camp supported by the University. WUSTL's undergrad programs ranked 11th by U.S. News This year's results also rank WUSTL fourth in financial resources, fifth in faculty resources, sixth in selectivity and ninth in alumni giving. Jobs for new college grads on the rise Career Center Director Mark W. Smith says students now will probably have a much easier time finding a job. | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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![STARS [thumb]](http://record.wustl.edu/pub/libs/images/usr/3240_t.jpg "M.D.-Ph.D. student Danielle Scheidenhelm works with STARS program participant Diane Ma.")